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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 40, § 1193.2. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

As used in this Part, the following terms have the meaning ascribed in this Section:

(1) “Department” means the Louisiana Department of Health.

(2) “Legal representative” means a legal guardian or a legally appointed substitute decision-maker who is authorized to act on behalf of a nursing home resident.

(3)(a) “Monitoring device” means a surveillance instrument that transmits and records activity and is not connected to the facility's computer network.

(b) The term “monitoring device” shall not include a camera that records still images exclusively.

(4) “Nursing home” means a nursing facility or nursing home as defined in R.S. 40:2009.2.

(5) “Ombudsman” means the administrator of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman established within the office of elderly affairs by the provisions of R.S. 40:2010.2.

(6) “Resident” means a person who is a resident of a nursing home.

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